cindy into our area. >> enjoy the day. thanks for watching. "today" show starts right now. good morning. breaking cindy roars ashore making landfall in louisiana overnight. the tropical storm blamed for at least one death. torrential rain leading to dangerous flooding across the we're live in the storm zone. the big reveal. republicans set to unveil their new healthare bill this morning. president trump >> i hope we're going to surprise you with a really good plan. >> what's in the plan? terror in the terminal. a possible mot police officer inside a michigan airport. the suspect, a canadian who investigators say shouted in arabic and expressed hatred for the u.s.

his home raided overnight. all that plus road rage leads to this terrifying chain reaction crash. prince harry's surprising take on being royal. one of the heroes shot at the congressional baseball practice gets a very special honor. today thursday, june 22nd, 2017. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." it's a thursday morning. glad to have you with us this morning. >> it's a different day but we're starting with the same story. we're talking about tropical storm cindy now slamming parts of the south. it's happening as we speak. >> look at that. it's packing high winds, drenching rain, already whipping up the surf there. some areas getting a foot of rain in a matter of hours. it's far from over. al will tell us where it's headed next in a moment.

let's start with nbc's kerry sanders. he's in the thick of it now in alabama. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the exacts from tropical storm cindy being felt from florida dauphin island in alabama, you can see the impact of the storm. the rising tide here continues. you can see some homes threatened. this morning there are more than 7,000 people without electricity as power crews try to keep up with the impacts of tropical st this morning tropical storm cindy's loosely defined eye making its way onshore with a massive wet punch. with 12 inches of rain in some spots, flooding coastal towns and spawning waterspout after waterspout in florida's panhandle. >> that is a waterspout. fort walton beach, winds of 50 miles an hour taking down trees and leaving a baseball field in ruins. in alabama, cindy has already claimed one young life. a large log churning in the surf

lodged in a 10-year-old boy walking with his family on the beach. >> it rolled the timber on top of the child. >> despite warnings some vacationers ventured into the surf. cindy putting a damper on the vacation. >> i thought i would go home with a tan but i don't think i'm going to. >> this morning alabama and louisiana remain under a state of emergency. louisiana's dpm louisiana's governor pence warning the storm system could hamper the spire state. >> people all over the coast should take it seriously because it has a potential it drop appear awful lot of rain all the way through as it moves forth. >> low-lying grand isle partially submerged, while new orleans despite 133 miles of levees and floodwaters, memorialsry of katrina remain raw. a useful lesson to everyone in the path of any storm.

>> make sure you have your insurance and papers ready and just be prepared to run. >> reporter: the west end here of dauphin island has restricted access this morning. the only road in and out is under water. police have set up a checkpoint. they have told some people, especially those that are being impacted the hardest, that it's probably not a good idea to stay in their homes because the tide is still rising. guys, back to you. >> we can see it right behind you, kerry. let's turn to al checking the impact of with it's headed. >> eastern half of the u.s. except southeast will be affected by cindy by saturday. you can see the bands. these are tornado watches. when have you a vigorous system charles, louisiana, 30 see a miles southwest of there. first tropical system to make landfall in louisiana since 2012 when we had hurricane isaac. it makes its way through friday

spoke saturday, all the way spoke tennessee and ohio river valleys. that moisture is doing to spread to the east. in fact, as you can see right now, as it comes onshore, weakens on land, look for rain in the southeast and midwest. then it's doing to interact with this cold front that's pushing down from the north, and that's doing to squeeze out even more moisture, more severe weather through the mississippi and ohio river valley. by saturday even spot northeast looking at some severe storms as that tropical-fed moisture continues. here is the flash flood risk, the highest right around the western -- eastern parts of texas on into louisiana and parts of arkansas. but as you can see pi tomorrow, a flood risk from alexandria, louisiana, up into binghamton, new york. we are talking about 3 to 5 inches of rain. some areas picking up up to a foot as you get down into the gulf. even from nashville, memphis, they are doing to see 5 to 7 inches of rain out of this. it's doing to be a big impact

throughout much of the country. >> it's incredible to look at that map. thank you. >> thanks very much. also this morning a possible motive is emerging in that chilling terror attack at the airport out in flint, michigan, where a police officer was stabbed in the neck. a canadian man charged as the fbi launches an immediate investigation. nbc's playbook blake mccoy has morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. the airport here is back open after that lone wolf attack. this morning we're learning more about the attacker who came from canada and our law enforcement sources tell us was not previously known to the fbi. overnight police in canada homen terror suspect. a simple person, calm, i never saw anything bizarre, says his downstairs neighbor. according to fbi 50-year-old amor fthoui left his home friday, entered u.s. through new york, then traveled to flint,

michigan, where he's accused of attacking an airport police officer. lieutenant jeff neville, a father of two, is recovering from a stab wound to his neck. >> he's a good friend of mine, yes. it was very terrifying to see something that quick. >> reporter: the attack happened before the security checkpoint of flint's bishop international airport wednesday. the suspect using a 13 inch amazon jungle survival knife like this one, according to the fbi investigating this as an act of terror. witnesses say fthoui yelled allahu akbar, which translates to allah is great. >> something to the effect you've killed people in iraq and afghanistan and we're all going to die. >> reporter: similar to one at a shopping mall in st. cloud, minnesota, where another knife wielding man killed 10 people while also yelling reference

toss allah. now flint michigan, another town touched by terror. >> i don't know why they did it, but it's done. >> reporter: so far the fbi has found no evidence of a larger plot. the question now, if this man was radicalized, when and how did it happen and why did he choose flint, michigan. matt and savannah? >> a lot of questions. playbo blake mccoy, thanks very much. >> a lot of questions to get to including the president holdi l. republicans unveiling their long awaited health care bill. two reports. let's start with national correspondent peter alexander. peter, good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning. this morning republicans rewrite of the health care bill remains a secret to many lawmakers voting on it by the end of next week. this morning a draft is expected to be released. still no indication the president has seen it. after enjoying another quick

road trip, his fifth rally in his first five months. president trump back on the road and back in his comfort zone, relishing an iowa embrace monday night. >> it's always terrific to be able to leave that washington swamp. >> reporter: mr. trump riding high after republican special election win in georgia tuesday that some had cast as a referendum on his presidency. >> we're 5-0. 5-0. the truth is people love us. >> reporter: the night a celebration of mr. trump's resilience as a russia cloud looms over his administration. overnight raising eyebrows for this comment on immigration. >> those seeking admission into our country must be able to support themselves financially and should not use welfare for a period of at least five years. >> reporter: but that's been the

law since 1996. still the president and energized on proposal the border wall be lined with solar panels. >> pretty good imagination. my idea. >> reporter: on the wealth of his economic cabinet picks. >> they love all people, rich or poor. bu those particular positions, i don't want a poor person. does that make sense? >> reporter: the president teasing today's unveiling of the republicans' health care plan. >> i hope we're going to surprise you with a really good plan. you know, i've been talking about a plan with heart. i said add some money to it. >> reporter: after weeks of secrecy and complaints among republicans about a lack of transparency, a draft of the bill headed up by majority leader mitch mcconnell is expected to be released this morning. what to watch for? how deep will medicaid cuts go? on tack credits, will it be tied to income or age like the house bill. whether federal funding for planned parenthood is eliminated. outside the capital, democrats

voicing their opposition. >> health care is a right not a privilege. >> reporter: also this morning congressional black caucus rejected a follow-up meeting here at the white house arguing their concerns presented in the first meeting, quote, fell on deaf ears. the cdc chairman wrote the president, "we have seen no evidence that your administration acted on our calls for action, and we have, in fact, witnessed steps that will hurt black communities. it has become abundantly clear a conversation with cbc would not be productive." white house secretary sean spicer said the president enjoyed meeting with cbc leadership and looked forward to a follow-up meeting with the entire group adding the president hopes to work with the cbc on issues they previously identified. matt and savannah. >> peter alexander starting us off. thank you. those special election losses we've been covering, democrats' losses have democrats scrambling to regroup. as finger pointing begins, some

of those fipge efingers are aim nancy pelosi. kristen welker on capitol hill with the story. good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, matt. nancy pelosi has served in congress for three decades so she's no stranger to a fight. now after that big defeat in georgia, more and more democrats say their party needs a new message and a new leader to deliver it. overnight president trump taking a victory lap in iowa after presidents won four out of four special elections including georgia's hotly contested 6th district race. >> they have phony witch hunts going against me, everything going. you know what, all we do it win, win, win. >> reporter: with the democratic party showing signs of disarray, it's clear their anti-trump strategy has not been working. this morning there are mounting calls to replace house minority leader nancy pelosi. some democrats are blaming her for jon ossoff's loss in georgia

to republican karen handel. >> nancy pelosi's friends are bang rolling ossoff's campaign. >> reporter: after gop repeatedly ran ads linking ossoff to pelosi, undermining his message of change. >> as nancy pelosi is the leader of the democratic party, it's doing to be very difficult to win. >> we clearly need to have the right message and the right messengers to show the american people we can help. >> reporter: ohio congressman tim ryan who challenged pelosi's leadership last year inflamed the situation. >> you think nancy pelosi is more toxic than donald trump? >> you know what, the honest answer is, in some areas of the country, yes, she is. >> reporter: south carolina congressional candidate joe cunningham tweeting, if elected, i will not vote for nancy pelosi for speaker. time to move forward and win again. with president obama and vice president biden gone, there has been a leadership vacuum for the democrats. pelosi spokesperson arguing the

buzz about her all a product of republican efforts to smear her. the politics of personal destruction has been a gop hall mark. other democrats caution the party's problem go way beyond pelosi. >> this is not an issue of who the specific leader might be at a given time, it's really a question of message. >> reporter: many democrats are digging in. congressional campaign circulating a memo to lawmakers declaring there's no doubt the party can take back the house next fall. the reality is it would be difficult for anyone to unseat pelosi. she has a lot of allies. she's also seen as someone who has raised a massive amount of money for her party. as for republicans, it's way too soon for them to start drawing big conclusions about what this might mean for midterm elections. after all, their recent victories have been in reliably red districts where democrats are outperforming what they did in 2016. matt, savannah. >> kristen welker on capitol hill. thanks. move to iraq where one of

islam's most important monuments, great mosque in mosul has been destroyed by retreating isis fighters. aerial photos show the damage to the landmark that stood for more than 800 years. it's famous minaret is leaning over. thousands of iraqi troops supported by u.s. forces have been trying to retake mosul since last october. isis now controls just a few neighborhoods of the city. now to a road rage incident caught on tape. you've got to see this to believe it. it happened wednesday morning on a freeway in santa clara. watch what happens of a the motorcyclist speeds up and kicks the door of the car. the sedan swerves into the bike, then loses control and slams into concrete divider, bounces across several lanes of traffic and slams into a pickup truck that flips over several times before lanning on its roof. remarkably the man driving the truck was the only person injured. the passenger who took the video

said he was prompted to start recording after witnessing an exchange between the motorcycle and driver of the sedan. that biker sped away. police are now looking for him. now a story we hope makes you feel good. a hero capital police officer received a an honor last night. kristel griner threw out the first pitch at the softball game. special agent griner shot in the ankle as she endpangaged the gu in last weeked baseball practice. she is expected to make a full recovery. >> mr. roker. >> let's look at what else is going on around the country. out west it is sunny but sizzling. we'll look at that coming up in the next hour. beautiful weather in the pacific northwest. we do have the flood threat through the southern gulf and central mississippi, tennessee,

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good morning. just about 7:30. we've been following breaking news in gloucester county where a deadly crash has shut down route 55. this is video from the scene. one person died when a pickup truck and a dump truck collided in franklin township. one of the trucks caught fire. jessica boyington is watching the situation. >> we can tell you that we've been watching this all morning. it happened around the 3:00 mark or so and this is what sky 4 shot. up above the scene of a deadly accident scene again. so an accident investigation underway. a fuel spill involved here and again it was the collision of two vehicles. so a lot of cleanup underway.

crews on the scene still closing down the northbound side of route 55. right around route 40. they're diverting traffic off garden road. that's exit 35. so if you're approaching the scene you'll be diverted off there. take delsea drive up and you can access exit 39 right now from route 40 and get back on to 55 that way. >> thank you. 71 degrees. let's get a check of the weather with your most accurate neighborhood forecast. >> we've got sunshine and a few clouds here at the studios and some lingering clouds in wilmington too. the clouds that are here this morning are going to be taking a break this afternoon. so we'll see a nice warmup today. a cool start this morning. right now it's 62 degrees in the lehigh valley. 63 degrees in the suburbs. close to 90 degrees this afternoon. just a little bit cooler at the shore. >> all right. thank you. another update coming up in 25 minutes. we'll see you then.

it is 7:30 now on this thursday morning, 22nd day of june, 2017. look at these images we're showing you right now. tropical storm cindy is slamming the south after making landfall in louisiana. that is a shot, as you can see, from dauphin island in alabama. and the surf >> it is. >> that's a george castanza line. impact fell across the southern region, bands of heavy rain stretching from texas to tennessee. at least one death is being blamed on this storm. a 10-year-old boy kild alabama beach when he was struck by a log that had washed ashore.

the fbi is investigating wednesday's stabbing at a police officer at a michigan airport as an act of terrorism. the 49-year-old suspect is in custody. investigators say he came to the u.s. from canada. but they say there isn't any indication he was involved in any wider terror plot. the officer who was injured in that attack is in the hospital and he is said to be recovering this morning. good news from buckingham pala palace. prince pihillip is out of the hospital today. the duke of edinburgh turned 96 two weeks ago. >> wish him well. this is going to be an emotional day in ohio where former north korean detainee otto warmbier is being laid to rest. nbc's katie beck has more on that. katie, good morning to you. >> good morning. we join you from wyoming, ohio, the hometown of otto warmbier where thousands will come today to pay their respects.

his funeral service will be held at the local high school where warmbier earned his diploma. he graduated second in his class there, just four years ago. this morning blue and white ribbons line otto warmbier's hometown. a somber sign today of a funeral for a young man remembered as kind. >> he was truly one of the nicest, most compassionate people i've known. >> as a vigil this week at the university of virginia, warmbier's girlfriend recalled his impact. being with otto made life all the more beautiful, she said. and it was not just my life he made more colorful but everyone else's. >> otto's fraternity brothers, otto was someone always looking out for other people. one of the fraternity brothers said, everyone needs a friend like otto. >> warmbier died monday just days after he was carried off a plane in a coma after 17 months of imprisonment in north korea for allegedly stealing a poster.

warmbier's parents refused an autopsy despite his mysterious death. for the first time we're hearing from a danish woman who traveled with warmbier. i do not think he did anything wrong, she says, besides being an american, being very young and looking good on pictures and in propaganda videos. on wednesday defense secretary james mattis condemned north korea. >> this goes beyond any kind of understanding of law and order, of humanity, responsibility toward any human being. white house sources say president trump had an emotional response to warmbier's death. on tuesday trump blamed the previous administration. >> frankly if he were brought him sooner, the result would have been a lot different. he should have been brought him today. >> reporter: still today three other americans are being held by north korea. tony kim, a professor, was arrested in april for unknown reasons.

kim hak-song, also a professor, detained in may accused of hostile acts. kim dong chul, a businessman serve years accused of espionage. >> north korea should release other three americans they have under detention as a gesture of goodwill and as a gesture of contrition. >> reporter: in another touching moment at that vigil this week, warmbier's girlfriend mentioned three detainees still in north korea and asked the crowd not to forget them. also learned two state department officials will attend today's funeral, one being diplomat joseph yun who helped with warmbier's release. back to you. thank you very much. >> to al following tropical storm cindy and the heat out west. >> that's right. it's barely going to break as we head into the weekend. 40 million people from california to the southwest -- 27 million people are under some

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experiment across the country. now the insurance institute say the three states that started with legalizing pot have already seen a higher risk of people getting in accidents from drivers who are high on weed than even people in neighboring states. more and more drivers today are taking the high road, and the results already are deadly. those killed on colorado roads by a driver high on marijuana are up for a third straight year. >> so you smoked 30 minutes ago and you're saying i'm not going to find any weed in this car. >> sergeant madden is with the colorado state patrol, which now makes almost a fifth of dui arrests for pot. >> although marijuana is legal to possess and to use in the state of colorado, it is not legal to use marijuana to the point where you are intoxicated and drive a motor vehicle. >> a new study just out this morning from the insurance

institute for highway safety finds colorado has had 21% more crashes than its neighbor, utah, since colorado sparked the trend. a total of 38 states now allow medical marijuana in some form, 8 in washington, d.c., permit recreational pot including oregon and washington state where the study also found crashes are up. >> we see a in the risk of insurance claims in the states that legalized marijuana. we can't explain it by any other means. >> reporter: the marijuana policy project, which pushes to legalize pot acknowledges that states that made marijuana legal saw some increases in collision claims but adds there is no evidence that marijuana contributed to the accidents. back in colorado, more than half of marijuana users in a state survey said they think it's safe to hit the roads after smoking pot. so the states rolling out ads like this. >> rolling up one now could mean rolling one over later.

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we are back 7:48. dylan is in for carson over in the orange room. you are talking wardrobes. >> we're talking shorts for men. summer, skirts and dresses become the norm at work, unless you're a guy, of course. twitter user joey recently released this picture who said if women can wear short dresses at work can i wear shorts like so. he got his answer quickly, nope, just been sent home from work. he's not one to let his company's policy go lightly, so he donned this dress and said if women can wear it to work, why can't he? joey tweeted the next photo and said, see you soon, twitter, i'll be sent home soon. he was sent home, but not because his boss said not

because he wore a dress but i'm going to let you wear shorts. everyone can wear shorts as long as they are not colored. it's not just joey taking up the cause, this is a french bus drivers in protest. it's absurd they aren't allowed to wear shorts while co-workers can wear skirts. we asked on twitter, is there a double standard when it comes to men wearing shorts in the workplace. results are in and 65% say yes. here at the "today" show, matt, you seem to like wearing shorts. >> eat your heart out. >> by the way, there's a story on "new york times" style page about designer tom brown who designs for men suits with shorts. >> would you wear it? >> no, i wouldn't. >> unless you're in bermuda. >> no? >> here is the cover of the style section. i kind of like this look. i want to know, would men allow us to wear full-on suits in the wintertime because no man wants

to wear a skirt in the winter when freezing cold. >> you guys can wear pant suits, can't you? >> not every day. >> you can? >> sure. >> all right, dylan. >> thank you, honey. coming up prince harry gets candid about his mom princess diana, the impact of her death and t'l r hear from him. >> a bonanza on the plaza. latest sizzling steals and deals offer, but first your latest ws out of sunscreen,

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and we continue to follow breaking news in gloucester county where a deadly crash has shut down part of route 55. one person died when a pickup truck and a dump truck collided in franklin township and one of the trucks caught fire. jessica boyington is keeping an eye on all of this. >> we're watching that video from the scene. pretty much a mess we can say on 55 northbound just around route 40 that's closed right now. you can see an overturned dump truck with that collision from earlier and deadly accident scene. we have a lot of cleanup and an investigation underway. it's just south of route 40 which is right in here so we're seeing delays approaching garden road.raffic is being take delsea drive back up and you can hop back on to 55

northbound that way. also watching a multivehicle accident that occurred on 95 northbound side. you can see a few cars here. it looks like a truck up here, another vehicle there. police activity and some slowdowns heading northbound. >> all right. thank you. going to be a warm summer day. let's check in with bill with your most accurate neighborhood forecast. >> it's going to be a quick heating up into the upper 80s to near 90 degrees this afternoon and we will see more and more sunshine. so you'll need your sunglasses today. wilmington seeing partly sunny skies. 74 degrees in philadelphia. wilmington is 72 and those 60s. we'll head to near 90 degrees this afternoon and through it all you'll see sunshine. no chance of showers during the day today but we could see some showers move into the area this evening. >> thank you, bill. another update coming up in 25 minutes. meanwhile you can always get the first alert reports on the nbc 10 app. we'll see you in about 30 minutes.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, landfall. tropical storm cindy slams into the golf course drenching millions. >> make sure you have your insurance and papers ready and just be prepared to run. >> states of emergency declared across the region. we're live with the very latest. plus royal revelations. prince harry opens up in his mostan talking about his mother's death, that funeral procession and why he says no one in the royal family really wants to be king or queen. and -- >> you're a member of the family now. you'll find we stick together. >> from highbrow to hollywood,

why the new "downton abbey" movie has fans feeling jolly today, thursday, june 22nd, 2017. >> hey, matt, somebody wants you. >> i want you to be number one draft pick. >> tell me why you love savannah. >> i love savannah. how can you not? she's fabulous. >> where are you from? >> pittsburgh. >> where are you from? >> decatur, alabama. >> i think i found a world record on the plaza today. how many grandchildren do you have? >> i have 28 grandchildren, 53 great-grandchildren, 7 great great and 14 step grandchildren, 104. >> 104. what are you ladies celebrating today? >> 120 years of life. >> 104. >> 104. >> i am seriously impressed. >> i dropped the mic. >> did you ask her -- could

still be going. >> exactly. welcome back to "today." nice to have you with us on a busy thursday morning. >> hear the sounds? andy grammer music. good reason for that. tomorrow right here on "today," we have andy grammer live on the plaza. come down early. it's going to be a busy one and fun. lots to get to in this half hour. let's start with news at 8:00. tropical storm cindy made landfall along golf course overnight with damaging winds and torrential rains. it's also turned deadly. nbc's kerry sanders is in alabama. kerry, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. sadly a boy struck by a piece of deb from the surf and got launched in the surf. his family is mourning this morning. we're here on dauphin island. can you see the power of the surf hammering homes on the west end. the road itself has restricted

access. the water is now washing over. the threat of waterspouts and tornadoes continues from yesterday into today. you can see the video here of several waterspouts that were spotted. in addition we have flooding all along the coast from florida all the way to texas. let's take a look at a live picture right now from new orleans. the impact of cindy will be felt well into this afternoon. matt, i'm hopeful for the folks here they will do back to their homes and find that while a lot of sand washed away, there's no serious damage on the island. >> yeah. we certainly agree. kerry sanders in alabama for us this morning. kerry, thank you. two senate republicans revealing their new health care bill this morning. during a rally in iowa last night, the president acknowledged that bill faces a tough road ahead on capitol hill. he also blamed democrats for stalling his agenda. he also said republican victim rice and special congressional elections like the one this week in georgia are proof of the

republican party's popularity. >> so we're 5-0. we're 5-0. and they thought they were doing to win at least like three, right? wouldn't you say? at least three. it would be a devastating defeat. the truth is, people love us, all of us. they love us. >> the president also promised he would eventually get funding for his proposed porder wall with mexico. >> also this morning family and friends are gathering for the funeral of otto warmbier, the american college student who died days after returning to the u.s. in a coma after being in prison in north korea for 17 months. nbc's katie beck in wyoming, ohio, on this. katie, good morning. >> good morning, hoda. thousands are expected to gather here today in the hometown of otto warmbier to say their good-byes. the funeral will happen at a

local high school where warmbier graduated four years ago. friends and family members have been paying their respects this week saying what a wonderful and kind soul otto was. one of his fraternity members said, otto is a friend everyone should be. he died days after he was carried off a plane in a coma. he spent 17 months in prison in korea for allegedly stealing a poster. president donald trump condemned the actions of increase this week but is also taking aim at the previous administration for not bringing warmbier home sooner. three other americans continue to be detained in north korea. again, today expected a huge turnout at the high school. thousands are expected to be there today to say their good-byes. hoda. >> catie, thank you so much. we have more coming up, an emotional interview and revealing one from prince harry. >> guys, we've got a special guest joining us and trending and pop star ice cube is here.

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place in the world. keir simmons with more on that. hey, good morning. >> reporter: hey, hoda. good morning, matt. this is a real reflection of prince harry's views. people close to him have suggested in the past. people will be surprised at some of the things he has to say. in private he admits he suffered from panic attacks. in terms of public life, he says this, no member of the royal family would want to be king. prince harry, 12 years old, head bowed, fist clinched, 20 years ago, just a child, he was watched by millions grieving for him. but harry now says diana's fatal crash was made more unbearable because of this famous walk. my mother just died and i had to walk a long way behind her coffin surrounded by thousands of people watching me while millions more did on television, he says. i don't think any child should be asked to do that under any circumstances. i don't think it would happen

today. newsweek magazine had access to harry for the past year and perhaps his most honest interview ever. he yearns to be something other than prince harry. my mother took a huge part showing me ordinary life including taking me and my brother to see homeless people. thank goodness i'm not completely cut off from reality. people would be amazed by the ordinary life william and i live. i do my own shopping. but, he insists, he is in a rush to make something of my life. there is just a smallish window when people are interested in me before william's children, george and charlotte, take over. unlike his brother, one not reached so far, marriage. people who know harry say he and meghan markle are very much in love but it's thought he hasn't proposed yet. for years he bottled up his grief, harry admits, going through total chaos. he served in the military and was deeply resentful to leave. featured partying on that infamous trip to vegas.

now he says he channels his energy into his veterans charity. >> you sort your self out so you can help everyone sort out. not sort but help your self so you can help others. that's huge and powerful. >> reporter: harry admits he's been close to breaking down last year launching a mental health charity, which he should be proud. >> what the boys are doing and katherine doing with their heads together campaign is incredible. >> reporter: there is one that harry suggests being the greatest challenge of all, being a royal. is there any one of the royal family who wants to be king or queen. i don't think so. but we will carry out our duties at the right time. let me show you how the front page of the daily mail reflects on those comments. harry, no royal wants the throne. it is an incredible thing for

the brother of the future king to say, guys. i guess one of the talking points will be, how will william and harry change the royal family when they really become in charge of it. >> i kind of understand it, though. it's a huge burden. it's a privilege but a huge responsibility. >> you'd take the throne, wouldn't you? >> absolutely. >> if offered. >> i'm there. sure. >> made some room at the table. we have ice cu good morning. trending this morning and then we've got to talk to you about this awesome new project we're very excited about. trending topic, right? >> you jump in here. >> okay. >> you've got to get involved here. >> if i can. >> zendaya singer, activist, she actually has some very interesting ice breaker game. we just learned about this. one of her co-stars revealed it during a press tour on spider-man tour. she says everyone around the table has to give their honest

first impression of the other person. we don't have time to do everybody's but, for example, matt, what was your first impression of someone sitting here at the table? honest. honest. >> we had a rough start. >> we did. >> we had a rough start. it's amazing we are dear friends now. >> so what was the impression. >> long story short, on the air. >> local tv. >> local television years ago, al said something to me i didn't appreciate. >> he said not so easy in the big leagues, is it, pretty boy? >> that's honest. >> that was pretty good. >> me? i think everybody cool until they prove me wrong. i don't know. it's like -- >> you just met dylan two seconds ago. >> she's cool. >> ice cube says i'm cool. i made it. >> hoda. what did you think of hoda when

you first met her? >> she's a fine mama. >> this segment is over. >> you pick somebody? >> the first time i met you, i think i thought you were cute? >> really? that's nice. >> and scary. >> not so easy in the big time, pretty boy. >> exactly. >> almost done with this topic but related to this. first impressions and that idea that you can kind of get a sense of someone right away. do you believe in love at first sight. >> yes. >> yes, do i. >> has it happened? >> yeah, with my wife. when i saw her, i was like, man, that could be my woman. that was the first thing. >> my mom says that about my dad on a blind date. she looked at him and said, that's the man i'm going to marry. it ruined me for life. >> you know what, you want to believe there's someone who can stir you that way. >> your kids, love at first sight.

love at first sight. >> even your kids. can we just mention something here, the real reason you're here. you have a really good idea. it starts this sunday and i'm going to be all into it. explain. >> big three, professional three on three become. it's incredible because we have a lot of former nba stars that's in one arena, like a basketball festival. one ticket gets you four games. it's great. these guys go hard. what's cool is, a lot of these guys said, man, my kids never got a chance to see me play in the league. man, it's going to be cool that my daughter and my son get to see me actually play. >> these guys still got game. >> they love teft the nba but t are still players. >> some guys don't know they are retired, just don't get the call but they still have a lot of ball in them. >> for us old guys, it's half-court. we don't have to run up and down that court all day long. >> half-court three on three,

these guys look like all-stars. >> did they raise their happened and say pick me to play. >> a few guys did. it was a process. kenyon martin was the first guy to get signed. we ended up signing our coach, great coaches, hall of fame patton, clyde the guide.. j, we've got momentum and people wanted to be a part of it. >> but they have to try out. >> yeah. >> it's not like, you're famous, you're on. your game. care about the nameg >> the t-shirt. >> why did you think about in the room with me, bottom line on that. >> talk to me afterwards. >> how many cities? >> ten cities. it's great. like i said, one ticket gets you four games. the games are to 60. so we not keeping you there all day. but man, the competition is great. it's cool just to see 48, you know, famous guys, you know,

favorite plafrs, yers, allen iv, chauncey phillips, germane o'neill. >> see them play. >> i'm just a founder. our commissioner is roger mason, jr. congratulations. >> big three. >> that's awesome. >> thank you. >> like this is us. >> dylan, how about pop start. >> let's get to it. courteney cox, she's making headlines for her recent interview with new beauty magazine. the friends actress opened up about her appearance and realizing where she may have gone wrong. a friend brought to her attention how her face has changed over the years due to using fillers. wanting to revert to her old self cox said i've had all my fillers dissolved. i'm as natural as ki be. i think i now look more like i

was. things are going to change. everything's going to drop. i was trying to make it not look like that. >> she's beautiful. >> george clooney making serious big news. the actor and business partner, rande gerber, cindy crawford's husband, sold their tequila business. they bought them for $300 million with the potential of playing $300 million more. that would be $1 billion total. >> why wasn't i in the room for that? >> missing big meetings. they founded the company back in 2013. they had no idea what started as just a passion project would become this successful. despite the transaction clooney and gerber still plan to stay involved with the brown. in a statement to cnbc, clooney said, year not going anywhere. we'll still be a big part of

casamigos, including a shot or two. has he a lot to celebrate this year. savannah, you're a big fan of "downton abbey." >> it is coming back. >> sorry. >> it's coming back. news about the beloved show's return blue up the internet wednesday. the series thaet ended in 2015 portrayed the lives of the family. an nbc executive confirmed that a movie is in the works. michael he hadd dehstein said w working on getting the movie right and then have to get the cast back together. as you know, people go on and do other things. they hope to begin production in 2018. >> little known fact, ice cube one of the big "downton abbey" fans. >> what was your first impression of mary. >> shoes cool. >> a hot mama. >> you said that about me, too.

is that your go to. >> everybody is cool until they prove me long. >> the daily click. can we call it the daily click. >> the daily click. >> i like it. >> we go. this may be our sweetest daily click so far. it's an act of kindness that has gotten over 425,000 likes on facebook. this is 23-year-old alonzo johnson helping an elderly man descend the escalator at the mall. he had seen the 83-year-old hesitating to step onto the escalator. when he asked if he needed help, the man said he once got stuck on an elevator and was nervous. alonzo gave his arm. after a moment's hesitation he accepted. it serves as a reminder to be kind to one another. >> just the little things. >> beautiful. >> very cool. >>you. ice cube, thank you very much. >> thanks for having me. >> i'm going to mention, he's going to be back in our next hour. >> we're going to play thr

three. not really. okay. >> you, me, ice cube, hoda, dylan, and savannah. >> the latest on cindy 40 miles northwest of lake charles, louisiana. it's already made landfall. it's moving north at 12 miles per hour. continues inland. it's doing to affect a good portion of the country in the eastern half, especially away from the southeastern atlantic coast. we've got flash flood watches and warnings right now. look at the rainfall amounts through saturday. through northern louisiana, into arkansas, 10 to 12 inches of rain all the way into tennessee. louisiana spot florida panhandle. we're talking about 7 to 8 inches. so flooding is going to be a big problem going i nt i'm meteorologist bill henley. leave the umbrella home, grab your sunglasses. we'll see lingering clouds this morning clear out for sunshine and a warm afternoon. near 90 today for philadelphia. the lehigh valley, the suburbs in the upper 80s, lots of sunshine. the clouds over easton clearing out this afternoon.

new jersey heats up to 88 degrees, the humidity stays in check for new jersey at the shore, low 80s this afternoon. and storm-free today in delaware, a high of 88. have a great day. that's your latest weather. don't forget check us out on sirius xm channel today 108. guys. >> all right, al. thank you so much. it is time. you've been waiting time for sizzling summer steals and deals. >> if you've been with us all week you know contributor jill martin started with $100 or less. we've been moving steadily downr everything we see, right? >> you won't believe what you can get. tomorrow $10 or less. >> sunglasses. >> starting with glasses almost every day. who doesn't need displaed sungl. i picked a good pair. that's not a yes. >> how about these. >> kathie lee wears these white glasses. >> you have matching ones.

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nbc 10 breaking news. >> about 8:30, we're on top of breaking news, following throughout the morning in gloucester county a deadly crash has a portion of 55 northbound lanes shut down, when a pickup truck and dump truck collided in franklin township. let's check in with jessica boyington with more>>o that act earlier this morning around 3:00 marker. route south of route 40 at exit 39 in this area here, that's shut down. so now they are diverting off aroundaru get off of that exit n actually take route 47 which is delsey drive back up and hop on 55 at exit 39 because it's north of where the accident is. watching this crash, this is 95

around cottman avenue, fire department on the scene, police department on the scene there. we have two left lanes blocked, on the northbound side past cottman avenue. a delay northbound by the scene now as well. back to you. >> thank you. folks down the shore dealing with fog this morning. let's check in with bill henley. >> just moved into cape may. check out this live view. you can see the skies are bright too, so the fog won't last as the temperature climbs and it's already on the rise in easton. blue sky over easton. in the 70s now but it's going to be warming quickly in the 80s. right now 74 degrees at philadelphia international. thank you. another update for you in 25 minutes. you can always get the latest news and weather with the nbc 10 app. i'm vai sikahema. the "today" show continues in minutes. see you at the top of the hour.

we're back now 8:30 on this thursday morning. lot of rough know we've been weather down in the gulf coast, it is beautiful. >> leila roker's graduation from high school. kind of scary. >> really scary. >> must be proud. >> very proud. do i feel? anyway, thanks to the crowd coming. >> should we find our moment? we were scouring the crowd. i love the sign, matt and al

artist up above. we have this lady, what's your name? >> carrie. >> you said these are your personal goals. you beat cancer, check. you came to new york city, check. now you want to take a picture with the "today" show hosts. can we do that? >> sure. check, check, check. >> let me help you. >> let's get on the other side. hoda, you have to get in here. >> selfie? we do selfies. >> everybody in? >> gotcha. moment. >> thanks, you guys. thanks. >> glad you're here. >> just ahead, where do we go, what do we do? how to make sure you choose the best for your skin tone. >> we have a question, what is a she shed. >> he said, sheshed. >> sales by seashore. >> check out new trend.

man caves, we've got one up on you. >> i love it. >> recipes for beautiful summer dinner meant to be enjoyed in the great outdoors. >> by the way, we came in with music from andy grammer. once again he'll be here tomorrow for a live concert out on the plaza. mr. roker. >> all righty. let's see what we have for you. i'm looking ahead for the weekend. starting tomorrow flooding rain in ohio, tennessee, mississippi river valleys. excessive heat continues out west. even toasty in the pacific northwest. look how hot it gets to finally in the pacific northwest as well. on saturday wet weather through the gulf, into the mid-atlantic states in the northeast along the coast. sunday -- sunday! -- a great day from the great lakes into the mid-atlantic states. more wet weather through the gulf. intense heat continues in the southwest and northwest gets into it with record highs ssible there aspo good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. leave the umbrella home, grab your sunglasses. we'll see lingering clouds this morning clear out for sunshine and a warm afternoon.

near 90 today for philadelphia. the lehigh valley, the suburbs in the upper 80s, lots of sunshine. the clouds over easton clearing out this afternoon. new jersey heats up to 88 degrees, the humidity stays in check for new jersey at the shore, low 80s this afternoon. and storm-free today in delaware, a high of 88. have a great day. don't forget, get the weather any time you n time you. go to our friends at the weather channel on cable. >> al, thank you so much. with summer officially here, you're going to be spending a lot of time outside. you know what that means. you need to protect your self from harmful uchl v rays. our board certified dermatologi dermatologist. how are you doing? >> doing great. >> in the drugstore, looking around, trying to figure what to pick. everything says spf, x, y, z, what should you look for. >> greater than 30, broad

spectrum, uva, uvb, coverage for wrinkles as well as skin cancer. you want to say water resistant. 40 to 80 is the most you can buy for that. there's no such thing as a waterproof sunscreen anymore. >> sometimes we have the right product but we still dongwhat a when we're putting this stuff on. >> the biggest mistake is people forget to put on sunscreen. you need to apply it at least 2 ounces, which is a shot glass of sunscreen to cover your whole body. you want to apply 15 minutes before you go outside. you cannot do it one minute before you jump in the pool or you're already outside. you want to rub it in. if you don't rub it in, sunscreen is missing products. >> we're going to go down. are these spray on? >> spaces are really great because they are super convenient. the problem with spaces, when you spray them, you see it goes all over the place. >> yeah. >> then sometimes you miss areas. so you want to spray it but also

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want to get rid of it, use makeup removing oils. you rub them on and it dissolves. use these cleansing facial wipes. it can make a huge difference. >> all you have to do is wear the right clothes. >> this clothing is actually specially designed to block out the sun. made by lands end, other products, you don't have to wear sunscreen. if you wear a white t-shirt you're only getting spf of 7 and you can burn easily. >> great advice. as always, move over man cave. why she sheds are all the

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spots around their homes. people call them man caves. now women are answering back creating places of their own to unwind. the she shed. >> love it. >> here it is. >> reporter: meet the she shed, the woman's answer to the man cave. >> there is a growing trend on pinterest of something called she sheds, moms have their own space, dads have their own space and the kids will be like, where the hell is everybody. >> around the country they are designing unique getaways in their back yards. humble garden sheds and prefab kits in dallas, literary cabin lake superior and sewing sanctuary in england. >> this is a place they designed that's just theirs that they can do with it whatever they want. i think that is modern woman's prerogative. >> erika wrote a book and built one over the weekend. as a growing number of women

feel more exhausted at work than male counterparts, a hideaway could be a break. >> what's the number one. >> we really scored on the windows. >> she found high quality windows at a secondhand sale. >> how much of she sheds are a response to busy lives of women who want to do it all. >> they are appealing to human beings overexposed, overstimulated, way too many commitments. it's a staycation, sanctuary. >> a mom that wears too many hots. >> my shed, escape, vacation. >> jenny carp, a busy mother of three and her own business built her out of salvaged material with assist from her husband. >> it's nice to have a space that's just mine. the kids know this is mom's space. >> on the higher end, kim manning's fully tricked out she shed is a place to store her

writing gear, now a getaway for her girlfriends. >> i really just created this space to house my equipment but iheartradio evolved to something more personal. >> it can cost a couple hundred bucks to thousands. home improvement stores like lowe's and home depot cashing in on the trend, do it your self kits and crews for a she shed. >> i feel like i'm a better mom because i can come out here and do my thing and be a mom, too. >> reporter: from luxurious lounges to sanctuaries, she sheds are a luxurious home that are a world away. santa cruz,, california. >> i like it. >> pretty nice. >> who would like -- >> would you like to have one? >> yes. >> seems cool. >> would somebody else like to have one? [ cheers and applause ] you know what? >> what? >> i think we're going to give away one she one.

home depot and she shed said they have one surprise. who should we give it to? where is marty from knoxville? >> yes. yes. >> do you want a she shed. >> i want a she shed, yes, please. >> why do you want one? >> because i would love to relax, have a nice lounge, wine, a good book and disappear for a while. >> i heard your husband has a man cave. >> my husband has a garage, man cave and shed. >> you got a she shed. that's right, baby. >> come on in. come check it out. come on. come on over. >> this is your she shed right here. >> you get this one. >> yay! >> don't sit on the couch because it's not actually put together firmly. >> it's a show couch. >> we took these from your backyard. >> do you like it? >> i'm inviting my mom and kaley

and delaney and kristen and kaitlyn and haley and shannon to all come and join. >> good job, marty. >> you've got an outdoor area of she shed as well. >> check it out. >> can she sit there? >> i don't know. can she sit on those? those are good. >> awesome. >> this is nice. >> awesome. >> thank you. >> stuff for s'mores. exciting. coming up next, a great way for the whole family to enjoy time together outside the she shed. great recipes and decorating ideas for outdoor dining. ideas for outdoor dining. first this is "today" on nbc, ♪ ideas for outdoor dining. first this is "today" on nbc, if you want a taste of freedom, keep going. we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal. stonewall means fight back. stonewall means fight back..

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welcome back, everyone. this morning on "today" food we're dining al fresco. summer is the right time to set up dining table outdoors and enjoy the weather and have a

nice simple meal. before you ep invitations, you need a go to menu. caterer elizabeth has that covered. hi, how are you? >> hi. how are you? >> i'm great. we're going to make a couple of great dishes but also serve those dishes on beautiful table. what have you done down there? >> this is my favorite time of year. normally you invite people over, scrubbing baseboards, trying to trap dust bunnies so they don't see your house. take them outside. all we did, we literally took pots from the garden, pulled them on the table. farmers market is bustling with fantastic produce. throw that in the middle. it's all edible, incredible. >> a little fancy there. do you mind when people do plastic plates and knives and forks out there? >> absolutely. i want this to be easy. rarely do you have eight of anything. always something is broken or missing. mix and match makes it more fun. >> what are we making here. >> avocado, a and heirloom

tomato, this is fantastic. >> go ahead. >> five second rule. >> exactly. >> so we'll just pull that out. if you've got a rolling ball, charlotte kni sharp night, you've got to give it a flat side. i want it shunningy, but you do want it on there. >> different kinds of potatoes, i mean tomatoes. >> then we havejue. also olive oil and all of these wonderful things. >> name them as they do in. >> avocados, green onions, cilas. we did not add the seeds for that. it's not that hot. can do it if you're bad. you want to add them, add them. it's a little more spicy. >> look at the colors. that's great. >> make it in the morning. juice, marinate through the day. they aren't going to turn brown. >> going to serve it with great chips. >> with blue corn chips, doesn't

that make it really fancy. >>an that. >> really fancy. >> the next part of the dish, something i love. pork shoulder, talk about the ingredients. >> we've got an cho chiles, seasonings, my favorite dark beer. when you see these hanging in the store. when i first start cooking, i thought, how do you turn that into anything. it's very simple. you're going to put hot water on it. what i like to do, they are doing to want to float because they are so light. take a plate, put it on top, press it down and that's going to keep it submerged until it's soft like this. i'm going to reserve the liquid because it's got a ton of flavor. we might need it when we're making that paste. this is where we're going. >> sugar, turn the blender on and blend it. >> that's where we want to be. >> that's the end. >> here is our gorgeous

shoulder. the thing about this, people ask me all the time, do i season all sides of it, season the bottom. my point is i'm not trying to be rude, but, yes, honey, if you're going to eat all sides, we're going to season all sides. paste, since we're on tv and don't want to get too dirty. >> how far in advance are we doing this before we cook it. >> this is the great news. can you do this two days in advance. honestly, it's better. sits in the refrigerator and all worked in. at home i would throw that thing in the sink, get my hands all on it. this is where we are with it. okay. that's what it should look like. we're already sweating some onions and then we want to add. we've got garlic, coriander, oregano, bay leaves. >> that shoulder on top. >> going right in. >> guys, how is this? >> crazy. >> good. >> the smell that came out of that when you put those herbs in there. >> could you just smoke it on

the grill? >> you absolutely could. you can even put it in the crockpot. if your kitchen is burning up, the last thing you want to do is turn that stove on, throw it in the crockpot. it's amazing. putting my beer in here. i'm not doing it over the top because i don't want to lose that gorgeous -- >> that makes sense. >> it's going to make a beautiful crust. >> how long will it cook? >> what, honey? >> how long will it cook. >> two and a half hours at least. it may take a little bit longer. not so natural for me to hold the beer, like second nature. >> not your first rodeo, is it? >> hanging out. >> the star of the show, sleeper today, corn salad. >> my favorite thing. >> cumin, lime juice, a little mayonnaise, cilantro. >> elizabeth, we have to know, what happened here? >> that's my favorite thing in the spire world. strawberries, simple syrup. put that in a blender. it's an adult slushie.

you're ready to go. >> oh, yeah. >> isn't that good? >> really good. >> by the way, elizabeth had a little bit of a car accident a couple weeks ago, so we're happy she's doing okay. >> you're all right? >> okay. >> look at me getting all this sympathy. thank you, guys. it was touch and go for a while but i am okay. >> to outdoor dining. >> cheers. >> thank you very much. you can get these recipes and a lot more. today.com/food. we're back eating more in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. >> really go. od

we're still eating, so delicious. >> okey-dokey, some smucker's to glaze that pork. happy birthday to lois cunningham. lucky lady from valdosta, georgia. she performed at the grand ole opry in nashville. her performance has been viewed 10 million times on youtube. mr. ben goldberg, 103 years old, matt, you're kind of man. a golfer. loves to travel, last year in hawaii. hot springs, arkansas, did not retire until 95. like the hat, hubert mills.

bernice vinter. the secret to longevity, working hard. i'm done. little rock, arkansas, our next centenarian served in the air force, jesse howard robertson. we salute you for your service. let's all say hello to lillian evangelista from new jersey, proud grabbed make 100 years old. the secret to longevity, she says chocolate. lots and lots of chocolate. >> don't forget if you have a milestone anniversary, please tell us about it and send a picture, today.com/celebrates. >> i could stay here all day long. >> we've got to get to the next hour. >> awesome guest next hour. >> holly hunter. >> more with ice cube. we're going to be grilling with our good buddy. >> are you going to grill al fresco like matt taught us in

the last segment. >> inside. nbc 10 breaking news. we have been following breaking news for more than five hours now a deadly wrong way crash shut down part of route 55 northbound. one died when a truck auck collided. one of the trucks caught fire. jessica boyington has been watching and getting you around it all morning. >> big delays now and we have been watching since 3:00 this morning. all through our morning rush so

far. 55 northbound has been shut down south of route 40 around exit 39. they are diverting off all morning around garden road, exist 35. they are starting to let the right shoulder move by the scene. still big delays so get off at 35 and then you can head to delsey drive and jump back on to 55 northbound around exit 39, that way. watching the schuylkill expressway, big slowdowns. 21 from the blue route to the vine. tracy, back to you. >> thank you. a check on the morning outside and what's to come with first alert meteorologist bill henley. bill? >> tracy, we're seeing sunshine and fog at cape may. it started to develop in the last hour. it's going to be out for most of the day. the temperatures are in the 70s at the shore, cape may point is 73 degrees, 73 at summers point, atlantic city in the 80s. inland areas in the 70s right

now. after a cool start this morning warming into the upper 80s this afternoon. >> philadelphia police considering filing charges against a mother and repo man who towed a minivan with a child inside. police found the girl safe this morning after her mother reported the child and her van missing. the mother is working as a pizza delivery person and left the child sleeping in the van. the repo man says he didn't see the child inside.

this morning on today's take, doesn't get cooler than ice cube. find out why the superstar is in a league of his own. holly hunter revealing secrets. king of the grill with backyard barbecue blowout. coming up. >> announcer: from nbc news, th take, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and today, thursday june 22nd, 2017, you are listening to snap back by old dominion. >> i like it. snap back. >> snap back. >> snap back. >> i don't know. >> another sna back.

>> two snaps. >> i know. >> anything i do. >> snap back. >> that's it. you've got to do the head, too. i can't do all that. i throw something out. >> speaking of your kids -- >> throw back thursday. my daughter layla is graduating from high school. >> look at her. >> that was her kindergarten picture. i just -- i remember when she -- when they -- we took her to school the first day and they said, welcome to the class of 2017. i said, that is never going to happen. now, boom. >> how are you feeling about it. >> i'm a little misty. i feel a little emotional. >> will you cry? >> i probably will, because i'll be thinking about my parents, for them to have seen this and they won't. all those things. i've got family. >> will she cry? >> i don't know if she will. i think she's feeling a little emotional and very excited.

nick is realizing the girl who torments him but loves him like no other will be leaving. >> do you think he'll cry? >> i think he's a little emotional, too, right now. it's an interesting time. time moves on. >> you have to be so proud. >> so very, very proud. >> this is what you prepare them for. this as a dad -- >> they do out and leave the nest. >> i don't want my children to ever leave the nest. >> it's not such a bad thing either because that's what you want. >> my parents wanted us tnest. when they are four they are innocent and lovely, when 14 not so much. >> then they come back, as you know. i've got courtney, who is 30. she's up and running and doing all her stuff. nick will be a freshman in high school. >> i can't believe that. >> do you guys have traditions, certain milestones.

like first day of kindergarten. >> every single year we used to have in front of our house this little brick sidewalk. we always had to stand. that's the brick side walk. once we got older, we had to stand with our backpacks and look over the shoulder. look over the shoulder and wave. that was always what we did? >> we really didn't. i need to create some of my own. i was saying to tammy that last night i went out with -- mila is finishing her threes program. not a huge milestone. >> it's a milestone. >> i went out with some of the parents. i met them on the last day of the school year, really became close with them. we were like, why did we not get together earlier, you know? i need to create some traditions for my own kids. not that my parents didn't. we took pictures, but never a set thing every year. >> it's one of those things. then, of course, tammy, our

executive producer, oh, the places you'll go tradition. >> this is a great idea. she has this book she bought i think when her youngest was in preschool. she had every teach er, she's going to have every teacher sign it for her until 18. tammy, you are one of those moms we can't get enough of. >> look at that, already signing it. >> dear ashlyn, i imagine wherever you go it will be with a song in your heart. then another one wrote -- >> i think this road is going to lead you right to broadway, a shining star. all my love and wishes, miss drummond. was that to ash or tammy, because tammy sings a lot? >> here is the thing. i have a book, which i have never read, "oh the places i go." it was never given to me or introduced to it. >> i'm going to buy you a copy. >> i have kind of a copy. i have a baby book, oh baby, go

baby, which brian pointed out is the same exact story. >> by dr. seuss. >> same pictures, dr. seuss, same author, everything about it is the same but geared toward babies. i had no idea. >> gavin, you have a handshake tradition? what's that? >> take a look at these? there you go. >> look at you. >> yeah. >> what a fine young man you've turned into, gavin. >> was that an accident with every picture. >> what i was going to say, what's weird about that one, jenna, maybe this will be with you, we didn't start it as a tradition. we just loved that picture and we were like let's recreate that picture. >> we do have a picture. a family dog pile, which is so weird. a family dog pile. i did it with my parents. henry and i -- >> you mean like you pile on each other. >> pile on each other. >> for school? >> has nothing to do with school. it has nothing to do with

school, but we did take this picture. this is the same picture i took with my parents. >> perfect. >> that's so fun. >> that's great. >> nothing to do with anything but a tradition. >> i think you're getting misty thinking about it. >> i do have traditions. >> our other producer, what's the buddha tradition? >> she's in the control room. >> we don't know. >> standing next to a statue. >> about the same as the dog pile. makes very little sense but makes you feel warm inside. >> hey, let's take a look at tammy. >> wow, tammy. >> tammy, oh, the places you'll go. >> those bangs were what i always wanted. mine never got like that. >> a perm. did you ever try to spray them up like this. >> then you let this part fall. >> sort of like this. >> put that picture back up again. i love that. >> tammy. >> here is the thing, tammy, your face has not changed.

it's exactly the same. so cute. >> you don't want to say anything? you don't want to take a bow. >> she does but it would be off the air if she did. >> we'd love to see your tradition so tweet us at #milestonetraditions or post it on facebook page. >> they can be as strange as a family dog pile. >> you met -- the family dog pile. >> it's throw-back thursday. today is one of our favorite days. before we show you ours, we're going to show you an amazing celeb throw-back pic posted last night and we're all going to guess together. let's see this. >> bruno mars. >> that's bruno mars. >> baby bruno mars is the cutest thing i've ever seen. >> he looks exactly the same. same hair and everything. >> he's holding a guitar. >> is that a guitar. >> i think it's a guitar. >> with the baby guitar. >> that's crazy. he looks exactly the same. same hair. >> i want to babysit baby bruno

mars. >> i don't think baby bruno mars exists anymore. he became big bruno mars. >> i want to babysit bruno mars. >> that's even odder than the dog pile. >> yes. okay. >> here is the picture. >> i just do what dylan does. >> that's you on the left. >> yes, me on the left and sissy on the right. probably no sunscreen. >> back in the day. who knew? >> they didn't care. nobody shamed us for it. >> nobody knew any better. >> also by the pool with no sunscreen and no sunglasses. >> hesitant to jump in because not a strong swimmer. >> hesitant to show the picture. >> there it is. >> there we go. that was my grandmother's best friend muriel, it was her pool we always went to. >> by the way, your tan is really rockin'. >> this one is interesting. there's a new article on nbc.com, makes a case if you

want a happier relationship leave your partner at home. >> all the time? >> no need to force your partner to come to a social function they really don't want to go to. >> i can see that. >> that's a good call. sometimes when henry has a lot of work and is exhausted and force him into something, we don't have fun. neither one of us have fun. >> the tension is there. nobody is really happy. getting out of the house doesn't go well. >> one of the worst fights we ever had, debra and i ever had, was at a wedding of a friend of hers she made me go to. it was knock down drag out. >> really? >> i ended up getting a ticket because i was speeding. >> i've gone to weddings solo. >> it's expensive. now especially. to find a pababysitter, you kno if you really love the person you take it, take it for the team unless it's a good friend. >> don't you like being together so you can dance. >> not if you're miserable.

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really love the cat emojis. the cat like -- >> why? >> are you a cat lady? >> i love cats. >> really? >> i'm allergic but i love them. >> do you have any? >> i have bernadette but she lives in dallas. >> a long distance cat relationship. >> i love her but she lives with my parents. >> for those hooked on emojis, there may be some new emojis out from unicode consortium. i think it's on a bond movie. they are rumored to be 56 new emojis for you to annoy your friends and family with. >> i got very excited. >> 56. >> 56. do we have them? >> okay. i want to show some of my favorites and i want you to depict what they are. the first one, vampire. i'm not sure why you would send that to somebody. >> i don't see anybody over the age of 16 using these. >> my mom. >> or mothers. >> my mother loves a good emoji. >> my mother-in-law loves it. >> they think, this is cool.

>> i like bit emojis. >> bit emojis i like, because it's a cartoon. >> this is a text. let's not have our number come up, though. this is the text from my mom. >> the emoji says i love you. >> holland on. now you know what it is. do you know what this one means? can you do the one with the explosion? that's a genie. can you do the other one? >> looks like a chef's hat. >> i think it means mind blown. >> i like it. >> this one could have saved me hours of texting time. henry would write and say, can you meet me for dinner. i could have sent breastfeeding. >> breastfeeding. why? it looks like a bottle. it looks like she's breastfeeding a bottle, which would be kind of weird. >> all i have to say, when you

sometimes couldn't be there because you're breastfeeding, you send that one picture and it says it all. >> or selfie. >> a bottle. it's kind of weird she's breastfeeding a bottle. that's almost like when you go to barbecue places and they have pictures of pigs barbecuing. how would you do that? you're grilling your own. that could be your cousin. >> anyway, nobody else really cares about my emoji but i'm very excited about it. ca we see them for me while ting they continue to talk about barbecue. that's a man showering. >> showering, why has he got a spoon. >> that's a shower spigot. >> that's disgusting. come on. >> that's one i need to put on. >> if inlgd i could put that over my face, that would work.

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too. a crash in harleyville, you have both sides of main street closed between maple and harleyville pike. >> now the weather for this morning with meteorologist bill henley. >> it's warming up nicely. the clouds that started things out are thinning out. more and more sunshine. 72 degrees in the lehigh valley, delaware at 77, already 78 degrees in philadelphia. with sunshine, we're quickly warming into the 80s. king of prussia 84 at noon, then 87 degrees and shower-free during the day today. in mercer county crews are trying to find the body of a teenager who vanished swimming with friends after the last day of school. three boys made it back but a strong current pulled the 17-year-old boy out into a creek. another update in 25 minutes. always stay updated with news and weather with the free nbc 10 app. today show continues in a minute. pro tip for fruit lovers:

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ice cube is a legendary hip-hop artist, prolific producer, blockbuster movie star who just landed a spot on the hollywood walk of fame. also a diehard sports fan. >> he decided town basketball league because why not? it's called big three, a professional three on three half-court basketball league with games every weekend throughout the summer at arenas throughout the country. >> the best part, some of your favorite former nba stars back on the court. ice cube, good morning. nice to have you here. >> thanks for having me. >> i love this idea, how did you think of it? >> just as a fan, when you see somebody like kobe retire and score 60 points his last game, you thma somebody wants to see this guy play again. i started thinking of other pros

that people want to see playret, nba schedule so grueling but these guys topnotch basketball players. half-court three on three. here we are, big three. >> the best of nba and street ball. >> without a doubt. three on three basketball is actually the most played form of team basketball in the world because you get in back yards, playgrounds, school yards. everybody grows um with three on three. we felt like why not take this to the pro level. why not bring it from the backyard and street tops to inside the arena. that's how we got big three. >> one of my favorite things is that kids can actually go for free. >> yes. >> you came up with you, and one of the players came up with this idea. tell me about that. >> rashard lewis, a great guy. what's cool, he said, my kids get to see me play. let's come up with this idea kids under 13 can get in free. if you go to the box office, you

buy a ticket. you with your son, daughter, niece, nephew, they can get in free. >> 14-second shot clock and a four-point shot. >> four-point shot. thirty feet away. i think -- i think the globe trotters was the first ones with it, but it's never been in pro basketball. so we wanted to be the first. we think nba will follow us soon with this four-point shot. it's great. what's cool, if you can't make it to the games you can see uso every night 8:00 to 11:00 eastern. >> people are going to watch. >> yeah. >> you just got a hollywood walk of fame. how does that feel? >> i'm still glowing because of that. because you know, you never think about getting a star. you just do your work, do your thing. you look up and they reward you with something like this. it was cool, because i had my family, my friends, all thetaed

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a lot of us firing up the grill this weekend kicking off summer. we want to bring in an expert to share no fail secrets, our chef, owner of porter house restaurant. by the way, recently awarded title of absolute best steakhouse in new york city by new york magazine. congratulations. >> thank you. >> well deserved. >> great to see you. i have a great team. it really takes a lot of people to make that happen. >> we know what that's like. we're talking off starting off with steak. you don't want to break the bank but what are some of the cuts you could grill? >> it's so popular to go to

premium cuts, rib steak, strip steak. i like sirloin for a party orb flank steak, hanger steak is beautiful. these are less expensive cuts but they have beefier plaf ieie. that's what it's all about. >> they are pretty simple to prepare. >> yes, just marinate it with salt, pepper. this is skirt steak, which is one of my favorite cuts. so favorful. on the grill. key to flank stake, sirloin, is to carve it afterwards. it makes for a better presentation. say cut it against the grain. >> here is the grain. really what they are saying is against the grain, that's against the grain. when you have aunt tilly over, you take it more edible so she's not struggling wit.

skirt steaks are beautiful. these indoor grills are great. i use them all the time. >> chicken. >> chicken is low and slow. i marinate chicken. so i like to marinate a chicken either two or three hours or overnight if i can. this is kind of a little thai inspired sauce marinade. lime juice, soy sauce, some sugar, some fish sauce, a little hot pepper. we can season that with a little salt as well before it goes on. i'm going to leave the skin on. this is a breast. >> i don't know why people take the skin off. come on. >> take it off before you eat it. >> whatever. >> the skin self-bastes as it cooks. that's why so good about it. >> i'm a big thigh man. >> i like my thigh. >> i like your thighs, too. >> one thing i'll say about indoor, i like to put a lid on chicken after i turned it over. let's say we got there, we turned it over because it's going to take time to cook. >> almost becomes a convection

oven. >> it does. outdoor i might move to lower and slower part and put the lid down. >> fish. >> fish shouldn't be frightening to grill. swordfish is popular, tuna, salmon popular on the grill. those cuts great on the grill. >> how do you keep it from sticking. >> so with all of this, grilling is hot, fast cooking. so you have to have a hot grill. one of the key things is really a little bit of oil on the grill and a little bit of oil on the chance to -- you see how great that takes off? that is important. fish sticks to the grill when it's the wrong cut or the grill isn't hot enough. >> what about cleaning the hot grill but clean grill. one other thing about fish i like are these fish baskets. you can put vegetables in here, too. >> exactly. >> a great way to grill over open fire by putting fish or vegetables inside. >> makes it easier to turn.

with a more delicate fish, especially whole fish, makes a big, big difference. >> michael, thank you so much. congratulations on the award for your restaurant. so terrific. >> thank you. >> you find all the tips and recipes on today.com/food. let's check your weather, see if you're going to have good grilling weather this weekend. starting off tomorrow, mississippi, ohio, tennessee river valleys, rainy. out west, i don't know if you're going to want to grill because it's so hot. saturday wet weather, texas to southeast atlantic states, cools down in the plain. excessive heat out west. sunday even pacific northwest gets involved with record highs. intense heat in the southwest. spectacular day from northeast, mid-atlantic, ohio and mississippi river lleys. va good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. leave the umbrella home, grab your sunglasses. we'll see lingering clouds this morning clear out for sunshine and a warm afternoon.

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you later. as the temperatures soar in much of the country, the only way to keep cool is by dressing light. >> we put together family fashions with the help of style montribut ing. >> we're going to start with a trend that i didn't know the trend. gingham style. >> gingham and army inspired fabrics. here we have our first fabulous family. we've got mark, jack, and lucy. gingham and army inspired is universal. everybody can wear it. man, woman, child, any age. we started with mark. he's got this great slim navy and white gingham shirt. loving these deep olive pants. they are also a slim cut.

mark, if you can show us the little crop there. it's all about the ankles for guys this summer. great with no socks and brogue, j. crew. that brings us to jack here, he's upped the anti-with neon gingham. >> i love it. >> new take on the camo in blue from gap. his shoe, the shoe of the season. >> take me back to my childhood. >> pool slides. from famous footwear, $30. last but not least, lucy, army green with furry decals, gingham pant. >> the ruffles on the pant. >> you wear those, lucy? >> yes. >> no. >> did us a favor. her looking is from zahara. >> you look great, guys. >> this is alisa, one of our producer's family. >> aren't they fabulous? >> yes. >> next up @athleisure.

>> they are totally 20. >> cute. >> this copy-paced one t-shirt look, $40. a great gift fror dad. these are trending in adidas. >> i love those. >> it is possible to be a miniature version of your dad and they look so, so cute. kelly, we sort of made a more sophisticated athleisure. there's the shoes again. everybody is wearing them. these are from aldo. >> really cute. >> thank you, guys. >> coming up a beach look. >> here are beach boys, walt,

wyatt and henry. we love critter and stripe so much we put it together. let's start with walt. he's wearing microstriped polo, which we're seeing lots of guys now wear. >> looks great. >> doesn't he? >> he's got tiny critters. sea horses. >> do you have a bag with your face on it? >> just you wait. can you unfurl our towel. >> wow. >> beach accessories. >> this is personalization, $20. we want to dry off lounge in our own likeness. >> boys, wyatt in a bretton stripe. we've got henry in a navy and white rash guard. both the little suits, the dinosaurs and sharks from bodien, $20. do you know naked shoes. >> yes. >> they are plastic and perforated. from puddles to the pool.

>> they get dirty and you put them right in the sink. >> perfect. from zappos. >> the last style -- >> thanks, guys. >> seersucker. >> seersucker soiree. here we have kerr, tyler and quinn, so, so beautiful. seersucker is my favorite summer fabric. >> yes. >> let's start with kern, dapper dad. he's wearing great light blue seersucker blazer and pink shirt from macy's starting at $32, crisp white jeans and sneakers. >> those are nice jeans. >> little tyler. >> let's start with bowtie from stinky mcgee, $28. >> so cute. also a little pink shirt from h&m. seersucker shorts. these are from books brothers. >> talk about boat shoes. >> little boat shoes. these are great alternatives to sneakers. just as durable. last but not least, beautiful

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earlier we shared family traditions marking big milestones. here are some of yours. >> a pyramid picture they took at a memorial day picnic. i love that. >> they take first day of school and last day photo in the same spot and same outfit. >> east coast mommy says she always does last day of school finish line

nbc 10 breaking news. that breaking news is in philadelphia's old city neighborhood. we're told scaffolding collapsed outside a building at fourth and walnut. no one was hurt. authorities tell us the situation is under coyforl. 10 . we'll bring you updates as soon as we get them. now let's get to first alert meteorologist bill henley with your most accurate neighborhood forecast. looks beautiful around town. that's the beach. >> not bad at the beach. some sunshine but we're seeing lingering fog this morning. it's not going to last all day

though. sunnier neighborhoods are in the low 80s, mays landing 82, 76 in cape may point. the fog is going to clear out at the shore and sunshine is warming us up quickly in philadelphia. 80. 79 in wilmington and 77 allentown. we'll warm to near 90 degrees this afternoon. >> thanks, bill. a deadly wrong way crash is causing problems for more than six hours now. one died when a pickup truck and a dump truck collided. one of the trucks caught fire. jessica boyington has been watching that. how is traffic now? >> very slowly and in the right-hand shoulder again on the route 55 northbound side just south of route 40 which is exit 39. all morning they have been diverting traffic around garden road. for now squeeze by on the shoulder but with delays by the scene or delsey drive. around the schuylkill westbound side dealing with an accident. >> thank you. i'm tracy davidson. another update in 25 minutes.

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